shí

eat

is a component form of , which depicts a mouth () eating from a food vessel ().

Components
口 iconic component

  Iconic component

kǒu

  

mouth

Depicts an upside-down mouth.

皀 iconic,simplified component

  Iconic Simplified component

  

one grain

Depicts a food vessel.

Evolution

饣 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
饣 Bronze script Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Bronze script

Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
饣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
饣 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
饣 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
饣 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

shí

eat, food; radical number 184; "to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)

Component uses

Meaning component in 38 characters (10 verified)

饿

Sound component in 4 characters (0 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)